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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2000, p. 3840-3842, Vol. 38, No. 10
0095-1137/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Utility of Tissue Culture for Detection of Toxoplasma gondii in Vitreous Humor of Patients Diagnosed with Toxoplasmic Retinochoroiditis

Darlene Miller,* Janet Davis, Robert Rosa, Martha Diaz, and Edith Perez

Ocular Microbiology Department, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Anne Bates Leach Eye Hospital, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136

Received 20 December 1999/Returned for modification 9 March 2000/Accepted 8 May 2000

Laboratory recovery and confirmation of the etiologic agent in necrotizing retinochoroiditis are problematic. Tissue culture and intraocular antibody titers were compared as adjuncts to clinical diagnosis for toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis: the correlations were 91 and 67%, respectively. Isolation of Toxoplasma gondii may establish a definitive diagnosis in patients with toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, 900 NW 17th St., Miami, FL 33136. Phone: (305) 326-6034. E-mail: dmiller{at}bpei.med.miami.edu.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2000, p. 3840-3842, Vol. 38, No. 10
0095-1137/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.




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